iHomeServer lets you import a wide range of media types into iTunes. Media files fall into one of three categories:
Native File Formats
- formats that iTunes will import directly without any form of conversion being required
iTunes Converted File Formats
- formats that iTunes will import, however, for which iTunes itself will do the conversion using its built in conversion functions
Handbrake Converted File Formats
- formats that iTunes cannot import, even with its built conversion features. For these file formats, iHomeServer integrates with Handbrake to perform the file conversion and then adds the converted file into iTunes.
Native File Formats
These are file formats that iTunes will import into its library without performing any conversions. They are listed on Apple's web site, but the current set is available here for convenience:
Video
H.264
File formats: .m4v, .mp4, and .mov
Video: Up to 768 kbits/sec, 320 x 240, 30 frames per second (fps), Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3.
Audio: AAC-LC up to 160 kbits/sec, 48 Khz, and stereo audio.
MPEG-4
File formats: .m4v, .mp4, and .mov
Video: Up to 2.5 Mbits/sec, 480 x 480, 30 fps, Simple Profile.
Audio: AAC-LC up to 160 kbits/sec, 48 Khz, stereo audio.
Audio
MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless (M4A),
M3U files
iTunes and Handbrake Converted File Formats
